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I'd like to do something with my windows on OS X, where something includes options like re-arranging, moving, re-sizing, remembering positions, cloning across Spaces, etc. What options exist?
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After 4 years of being a Mac user, there is only one thing that I still miss from the Windows world, and that is being able to switch with a single keystroke between all open windows in the computer.
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I'm about to run out of disk space, and I know I have a lot of junk on my macbook but I don't know how to find it to figure out how to delete it.
Is there an easy command line way through terminal to ...

I'm trying to decide on an uninstaller that does before and after system scans.
So far, I've come across these three:
CleanApp (syniumsoftware.com/cleanapp/) - which I saw someone recommend in this ...

When I attach a second monitor to my MacBook, I drag many windows onto it. When I detach the monitor, all the windows move back onto my MacBook's display. How can I make it so that when I re-attach ...

I'm looking for a graphical file manager fro OS X, for console Midnight Commander is ok.
I need two panels, function keys operations and preferably FTP and SCP support.
Also, it would be great to be ...

I'm looking for a programmers' editor. I know Xcode and I use it for application programming but I'm looking for something that will:
Syntax highlight PHP, SQL, Javascript (including jQuery) and CSS ...

Anyone know of a command-line* ID3 tool, with support for ID3v2, that you can get working on Mac OS X with reasonable effort? It should support both reading and writing tags.
(* I want to be able to ...

So I am planning to upgrade my Macbook pro's harddrive to a SSD. I don't know much Mac OS X tools, so I was wondering if anyone could let me know how I can copy my entire harddrive (including OS) to ...

I need a desktop database that will have a need for extensive 1-many, many-1, and many to many relationships.
I've built this kind of app with Microsoft Access, which I don't love, but does combine ...

Coming from Windows I have gotten extremely used to the Windows Snap feature, which resizes a window when it's dragged to the screen edges.
However, it's not built into OS X. Are there any 3rd party ...

Is there a database program for the Mac that makes it easy to import a CSV file into a table and then query and manipulate the data using ad-hoc SQL queries?
(A Windows example of a similar product ...

Are there any editors or notes applications out there that support Markdown?
I am often having to make notes or documents where markdown formatting would be ideal, and have gotten into the habit of ...

I would like to schedule a task to execute with parameters at a specific time/date in the future.
Does OS X include any such tool (even if it's command-line)? If not, are there any free or relatively ...

I was a long time Quicken user, tracking checking accounts and credit cards. I would enter all of my purchases on my phone and would sync regularly with my desktop.
Two years ago, I switched to Mac ...

Is there an editor designed specifically for writers of short prose? Currently I am using Microsoft Word and it is very heavy weight.
Large technical reports need indices, chapters, heavy formatting ...